How was your week, guys? I Clever Sessioned with the lovely Rebecca Lewis, spent two wonderful nights on the North Shore with my dude, and tried to win a party by bringing tiny chocolate pies.

Enough about me! Bring on the links!

In January, I’m going to Mexico for three weeks and over the course of those three weeks, five different friends will be joining me and splitting costs with me. And lo, I will thank all the is right and good for Split It Quick.

You probably know it better, however, as explanation by way of Internet—explanation that maximizes efficiency and irony in equal measure. I’m late because YouTube. You’re reading this because procrastination. As the language writer Stan Carey delightfully sums it up: “‘Because’ has become a preposition, because grammar.” Oh, goodness. This is so sweet! Seven ways to hang out with your grandparents.

The soonest appointment was three weeks later. Walking around pregnant when you don’t want to be is a nightmare. I wanted to tell everyone, but I was scared that they’d think I was stupid. I borrowed a car from my friend’s roommate. I wore a black turtleneck and very nice jeans—I wanted to impress the nurses. I think I even mentioned that I was in the honor society! Now I think, Who did I think I was? I had no idea that the average abortion patient is all of us.Some thoughts on feminism and leadership (via the tv show Scandal)

Wait, you sister is adopted from Korea?! So is mine! And since I'm living in Korea she came and visited me this fall. It was her first time to the country since she was adopted at 8 months old. It was really cool! Have you or your sister been able to visit? And as children did your mother dress you guys up in hanboks like mine did? haha. This was my blog post about it 🙂 http://kaleenaskaleidoscope.com/chuseok-stay-cation-sis-one-disaster/